St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-16

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Miss MATHER is a native of Detroit, and
they say down there that the talented young
actress has romantic history. Like pretty
much everybody else who rises to fame, Miss
MATHER was born of poor but respectable
parents. Her father was a mechanic, who
had tough time in keeping the wolf of
starvation from the door of humble cot
tage, whose friendly roof gave protection to
a numerous family. With that spirit of in
dependence which has characterized her SUBJ
Sequent life, little MARGARET went out into
the streets and sold newspapers for living.
At that time she was the only news girl in
the city.
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Just fifteen years ago next Christmas eve
a wealthy Detroit banker was hurriedly pass
ing up the street on his way home to join his
family in their happy celebration Of the
Christmas festivities, when he ran against
little waif with bundle of papers under her
arm, which she was trying to sell. She was
standing on the windward side Of lamp
post, blowing her warm breath on her finger
tips and banging the toes of one foot against
the heel of the other. Her thin dress came
darned and her head was covered with,
plain, nearly worn out straw hat with
single bit of red ribbon as its only ornament.
Her glossy black hair hung in wavy mass
down her back, and her face was bright and
her voice CHEEKY as she pluckily faced the
raw, cold wind and yelled out Here's your
evening papers. All about the Christmas
doings in the churches tomorrow"
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{ The rich man was struck by the picturesque
appearance of the news girl and as he
stopped to buy paper he asked her some
questions about her family. Her story inter-
ested him and he took her home with him
His wife and children became equally inter
ested in the news girl. A warm supper and a
downy bed that night stirred the latent fires
of ambition in the poor childs soul, and she
determined to become something more than
a news girl.
Z, Miss MATHER's parents were prevailed
upon to allow her to make her home with the
banker, and to him she was indebted for the
advantages of good education. The rich
man had his reward few weeks ago. when,
after lapse of nearly fifteen years from his
first meeting with the news girl, he sat with
his family in box at the Detroit opera
house and saw her arrayed in the princely
robes Of Juliet, swaying an immense audi
ence by the power of her genius and COM
handing the acclaim of thousands 1t must
also have been gratifying to Miss MATHER on
her visit to Detroit to see her name printed
in large letters in the very papers she used to
sell.
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Miss MATHFR was first brought out by j. NJ
HILL the well known New York theater man.
ager. While at school in New York Miss
MATHER took part in school entertainment
one evening, and contributed her share by
reading from SHAKESPEARE. Mr.. HILL hap
pened to be present. His training as man
ager had fitted his eye and ear for quick dis.
eernment, and he was satisfied that Miss
MATHER possessed real dramatic ability. He
sought all acquaintance with her, and
finally persuaded her to adopt the stage as
her profession.
Miss MATHFR has always played under Mr..
HILL g management. In fact, Mr.. HILL is so
proud of his protege's achievements that he
makes it point to make conspicuous an
nouncement ON the bills that he is her mana
ger, until it has come to be by-word in the
profession: MARGARET MATHER, under the
management of j. NJ. HILL In this con-
nection there is an amusing little story told
which has not heretofore found it's way into
print, and which runs as follows:
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Last summer Miss MATHER was taken yery
i'll, and for while there were serious doubts
as to her recovery. As soon as Mr.. HILL
heard of the young lady's illness he fastened
to her bedside. When Mr.. HILL entered the
room where the sick woman lay made tender
inquiry concerning her condition. 81 am
very feeble" gasped Miss MATHER, land shall
probably die. have one parting request to
make of you, Mr.. HILL. You will grant it?''
There was tremor in the managers voice.
and the tears streamed from his eyes as he
grasped the wasted hand and, kneeling by
the bedside, promised to do anything in the
world for her that she might name, even to
donating half of the next seasons box re-
ceipts to an orphan asylum. 'Ali 1 have to
request of you is" said the sick woman,
sthat when am laid to rest you will place at
the head of my grave neat tombstone bear
ing the simple inscription: MARGARET
MATHER, Died Under the Management of J.
M. HILL"
The dramatic section of Unity club will
open the season at Unity club rooms on Wa
basha street, next Tuesday evening, by pre-
senting W. S. GrLBERTs play, Broken
Hearts,, with the following east: Prince
Florian, BEN JOHNSON; Monst, deformed
dwarf, j. P. KNOWLES: the Lady Hilda, Miss
OLIVE Lone; Lady Varvir. Miss KATE
AsKEw; Lady Melusine, Miss EUsrIcE: Lady
.Amanthis, Miss LIBLEY. Broken Hearts,
like all of GILBERT's productions, is bitter
satire, but, unlike all others, seems to have
been written purely for the sake of telling
beautiful story.
~ o. e. McFADoN, the Minnesota vice presi-
dent of the Music Teachers National associ-
alton, has issued a call for a musical conven-
ton to be held in NATHAN FoRD's music hall,
on Third street, in this city, next Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. The purpose is to or
ganize branch association in this state and
all teachers of music. vocal and instrument
tai. are invited to be present and participate
in the organization.
The Haverly Theater company is to be the
name of the new corporation now being
organized fer the purpose of building an
other first-class theater in this CITY, The
company will organize with a capital stock
OF S225,0CO, to be divided into shares of
500 each. j. II. HAvERLY agrees to take
$1,000 worth of stock in the company, pay
ing therefor 81 600 in cash and for the re-
mainder executing nine prCmissory Eoies for
$1,000 each, the first TO be paid Gil the LIST of
january, 1883, and the residue in succession
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